- Thomas L. Young
Thomas Lowry Young (
December 14 ,1832 ndashJuly 20 ,1888 ) was a Republican politician fromOhio . Young served as the 33rd Governor of Ohio.Young was born in
Killyleagh ,County Down ,Ireland , and immigrated with his parents to theUnited States in 1847. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1848, originally as a musician, and advanced through the ranks of the artillerymen to become a Sergeant by the time he finished his service in 1858. Young joined theMissouri Volunteers in September 1861 after the outbreak of the Civil War, but resigned in December. Young received a commission in theOhio Volunteer Infantry in September 1862 and served until September 1864, reaching the rank ofcolonel .He graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1865 and won election to the
Ohio House of Representatives , serving a single two-year term from 1866-1868. He was then elected to theOhio State Senate , serving a single two-year term from 1871–1873. Young was electedLieutenant Governor of Ohio in 1875, defeatingSamuel Cary , taking office in 1876. He then filled out the term ofRutherford B. Hayes when the latter was elected to the presidency, serving from 1877-1878. He was then elected to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1878 and served two terms before losing a battle for renomination in 1882.References
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